B4: Better Biobased Building Blocks
06-04-2016
4 questions about the greening of the chemical sector
Taking the next steps in research into bioaromatics and the building of testing grounds is what Green Chemistry Campus and Brightlands Chemelot Campus are starting to work on together. The total size of the SCeLiO-4B project is €11.4 million. Because greening of the chemical sector is high on the agenda, the European Union has awarded a €4.5 million grant. Four questions to TNO's Joop Groen.
24-03-2016
Biorizon scales up its bio-aromatics research again
Shared Research Center Biorizon scales up its bio-aromatics research considerably again. For the next 3 years Biorizon, together with 9 partners, will work on the scaling up of technology for the production of aromatics from biomass in the cross-border BIO-HArT-project. By the end of 2018 this must result in functioning bench scale demonstrators that can produce samples for the industry on a kilogram scale. Besides that, the processes for the production of bio-aromatics will be optimized further.
21-03-2016
Biorizon and Avans University of Applied Sciences join forces in aromatics research
Shared Research Center Biorizon co-initiator TNO is establishing a close collaboration with The Avans Centre of Expertise Biobased Economy (CoE BBE) in Breda. The partnership is aimed at conducting research into increasing the yield of aromatic building blocks from biomass.
05-01-2016
Biorizon moves forward with bio-aromatics research
Biorizon and partners have been granted a European and provincial contribution to organize, coordinate and scale up the research in the field of bio-aromatics in Southern Netherlands.
04-01-2016
Lignin makes a take-off across the board
Ludo Diels, senior researcher sustainable chemistry at Biorizon partner VITO, is very positive about the future of lignin. This wood component used to be a waste product, useful at most for energy production; now, research institutes and companies develop many applications.
03-12-2015
Biorizon Event | Next challenge: scale up production
Biorizon inspired many representatives from industry at its second Community Event, held on 17 November. It presented a state of affairs about the progress Biorizon is making along the ‘road to bio-aromatics’, and what challenges lie ahead.
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